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L. M. SWITZLER.

CALENDAR.

Patented May IJV'VEJVITOR 67 Wtofneys; I

WITNESSES UNITED STATES PATENT QFF CE.

LEWIS M. SWITZLER, OF COLUMBIA, MISSOURI.

CALENDAR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 276,643, dated May 1,1833.

Application filed Januaryfil, 1883.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, LEWIS M. SWITZLER, acitizen of the United States, residing at Golumhia, in the county ofBoone and State of Missouri, have invented a new and useful Galendar, ofwhich the following is a specification, referencebein g had to theaccompanying drawings. This invention relates to calendars, and has forits object to provide a simple, inexpensive,

and efiicient perpetual memorandum-calendar .can be suspended upon ahook, B, passing through a hole at its top, as shown in the drawings.The back piece may be provided with a projecting base, (Lat its bottom,which will.

serve as a desk, or for any other purpose.

D is a casing, that is arranged at the top of the back board, and isprovided with longitudinal slots E and F in its face. In this casiu g eare journaled two rollers, G and H, having ends I projecting at thesides of the said casing, so that they may be turned by hand. On the toproller, G,are arranged the days of the week, so that they can besuccessively brought to view by turning the roller before the opening E.In like manner the under roller, H, carries the names of the months, sothat these may be brought to view at the opening F. These rollers can beprovided with separate casings, or they can be both inclosed in onecasing, as shown.

Some distance below the casing D are an ranged staples J J,longitudinally disposed in relation to the back board, and on thesestaples are strung thirty-one cards, K, each being provided with eyeletsL, through which the staples pass. On'one face of these cards arearranged successively the numbers of the days (No model.)

of a month, from 1 to 31, while the reverse face of the cards can beused to display advertisements or other matter. The face of the cardsbearing the number of the day of a a month is normally exposed, and asthe days pass in succession the cards are turned over on the staples andhang therefrom, so-as to present their advertising side to view. Thenumbered face of the cards is adapted to receive any desired memoranda,and the cards are preferably formed of a material that will admit of thememorandabeing erased to make place for other notes.

M is an inclined back or rest piece that is arranged above the staples,against which the cards rest in inclined position when turned up, toobviate accidental falling over of the cards. The ends of the staplesmay be secured permanently to the back board, or the upper end only canbe permanently secured, in which case the staple will be formed ofelastic wire, and its lower end will rest in a recess or perforation, N,in' the back board. The lower end, 0, can then be lifted out of the saidperforation N, as shown in dotted lines, Fig. 4 of the drawings,'toadmit of removal of the cards from off the staples for substitution orother purposes. Below the staples a space is provided for the attachmentof a yearly calendar, P. The top edge of the staples is provided withnotches Q, that serve to retain the cards resting on top of the staplesagainst accidental dicate the months, in lieu of the month-roller.

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they will incline against this back to obviate ing the elastic end fromthe perforations, as accidental falling over, as set forth. set forth.

2. As an improvementin calendars,the com- In testimony that I claim theforegoing as bination of a back piece having recesses or my own 1 havehereto affixed my signature in 5 perforations, staples havililg orllleenld secure? presence of two witnesses.

to the back piece and t e ot er e astic enr fitting in the perforationsin the latter, and LEWIS MIULON' SWITZLER' adapted to be removed fromthe same, and Witnesses: indicating-cards strung on the staples-and R.J. BOOTH, IO adapted to be removed therefrom by disengag- GEO. F.TROXELL.

